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... Installing an Ultra 320 EMM CAUTION: Before performing any of the module and pull it . NOTE: You can identify the Ultra 320 EMM by the SCSI Ultra 320 label on it from the module slot. For removal instructions, see your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. 3 Using a #2 Phillips-head screwdriver, loosen the captive... the Ultra 320 EMM into the empty module slot. This step is replaced. NOTE: If you did not turn off the storage system. Figure 1. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 1 Turn off power to -storage system cable from the EMM.
... Installing an Ultra 320 EMM CAUTION: Before performing any of the module and pull it . NOTE: You can identify the Ultra 320 EMM by the SCSI Ultra 320 label on it from the module slot. For removal instructions, see your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. 3 Using a #2 Phillips-head screwdriver, loosen the captive... the Ultra 320 EMM into the empty module slot. This step is replaced. NOTE: If you did not turn off the storage system. Figure 1. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 1 Turn off power to -storage system cable from the EMM.
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... Capacity Needs - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ...39 7. APPENDIX - A: REFERENCES...41 8. APPENDIX - D: REVISION HISTORY...44 PAGE 2 11/17/2005 DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - PowerEdge™ RAID Controllers ...14 SCSI Cabling...15 SCSI Hard Drive Support...16 3rd Party Hardware support...16 Server Support ...16 4. Virtual Disk Size...35 Additional RAID...
... Capacity Needs - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ...39 7. APPENDIX - A: REFERENCES...41 8. APPENDIX - D: REVISION HISTORY...44 PAGE 2 11/17/2005 DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - PowerEdge™ RAID Controllers ...14 SCSI Cabling...15 SCSI Hard Drive Support...16 3rd Party Hardware support...16 Server Support ...16 4. Virtual Disk Size...35 Additional RAID...
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... 14 1" SCSI U160 SCSI hard disk drives 73GB, 146 & 300GB 10K RPM or 18GB, 36GB & 73GB 15K RPM disks Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 with PERC 3 or PERC 4 RAID cards 3+1 Fan Redundancy, optional redundant power supply Supports cables up to ...FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 3. PowerEdge™ RAID Controllers The PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) is a free standing floor tower. Most major components, including hard drives and power supply/cooling modules are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage ...
... 14 1" SCSI U160 SCSI hard disk drives 73GB, 146 & 300GB 10K RPM or 18GB, 36GB & 73GB 15K RPM disks Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 with PERC 3 or PERC 4 RAID cards 3+1 Fan Redundancy, optional redundant power supply Supports cables up to ...FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 3. PowerEdge™ RAID Controllers The PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) is a free standing floor tower. Most major components, including hard drives and power supply/cooling modules are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage ...
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A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 (SCSI) host adapter with RAID control capabilities. The following PERC solutions support the PowerVault 220S and 221S External SCSI Storage solution: • Table 3-1: PERC Solution supported by PV22xS Maximum Speed 80 MB/s 160 MB/s 320 ...implement RAID in HBA) PERC 4e/DC (PCI-Express, dual channel U320 RAID addin HBA) SCSI Cabling HBA and PERC controllers support a low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI bus. It provides reliable fault-tolerant disk subsystem management and is currently offering its fourth generation of...
A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 (SCSI) host adapter with RAID control capabilities. The following PERC solutions support the PowerVault 220S and 221S External SCSI Storage solution: • Table 3-1: PERC Solution supported by PV22xS Maximum Speed 80 MB/s 160 MB/s 320 ...implement RAID in HBA) PERC 4e/DC (PCI-Express, dual channel U320 RAID addin HBA) SCSI Cabling HBA and PERC controllers support a low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI bus. It provides reliable fault-tolerant disk subsystem management and is currently offering its fourth generation of...
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... information, visit www.dell.com/warranty. Server Support Dell PowerVault SCSI Solutions support all hardware direct from Dell for the PowerVault 22xS, PowerEdge servers or any other Dell products. In order to ensure the highest quality products. PAGE 16 11/17/2005 A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • Table 3-2: PERCs and Cable Type Controller type...
... information, visit www.dell.com/warranty. Server Support Dell PowerVault SCSI Solutions support all hardware direct from Dell for the PowerVault 22xS, PowerEdge servers or any other Dell products. In order to ensure the highest quality products. PAGE 16 11/17/2005 A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • Table 3-2: PERCs and Cable Type Controller type...
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A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 4. There can be substituted in Figure 4-1. Each of secondary EMM. If operating with two EMM modules, which provide redundant SES services, a second cable should not be further explained in the enclosure. PAGE 19 11/17... Joined Bus Topology This is not required, a Terminator module can only be one cable must be attached between the server and the primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM) in more detail below. SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) management features are end-user configurable: Joined, Split, and ...
A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 4. There can be substituted in Figure 4-1. Each of secondary EMM. If operating with two EMM modules, which provide redundant SES services, a second cable should not be further explained in the enclosure. PAGE 19 11/17... Joined Bus Topology This is not required, a Terminator module can only be one cable must be attached between the server and the primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM) in more detail below. SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) management features are end-user configurable: Joined, Split, and ...
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...DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 The primary EMM must always have undesirable consequences. SES functions by both EMM modules to Two Host System PAGE 20 11/17/2005 Split Bus Topology This topology splits the PV22xS into two halves, essentially providing two independent, electrically isolated, SCSI... The secondary EMM monitors the state of redundancy. Power disruptions (e.g., power short on each bus. Figure 4-2 Split Bus Cabling to their respective SCSI hosts. PERC4 and PERC4 or PERC3 and PERC3). Even though there is no data path redundancy, there is a catastrophic failure...
...DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 The primary EMM must always have undesirable consequences. SES functions by both EMM modules to Two Host System PAGE 20 11/17/2005 Split Bus Topology This topology splits the PV22xS into two halves, essentially providing two independent, electrically isolated, SCSI... The secondary EMM monitors the state of redundancy. Power disruptions (e.g., power short on each bus. Figure 4-2 Split Bus Cabling to their respective SCSI hosts. PERC4 and PERC4 or PERC3 and PERC3). Even though there is no data path redundancy, there is a catastrophic failure...
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... available since the PERC controller on the second host system uses up one virtual server running on the specific SCSI ID reassignments). A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Figure 4-3 Split Bus Cabling Options to a Single Host System, (a) Same Adapter, (b) Different Adapters Cluster Topology Cluster Topology is very similar to fail...
... available since the PERC controller on the second host system uses up one virtual server running on the specific SCSI ID reassignments). A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Figure 4-3 Split Bus Cabling Options to a Single Host System, (a) Same Adapter, (b) Different Adapters Cluster Topology Cluster Topology is very similar to fail...
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... one or more costly in the host system using the remaining SCSI ID. Figure 4-4 Cluster Topology Cabling Example PV22xS - SCSI ID Assignment SCSI standard requires that all devices on the SCSI bus have a unique address, called a SCSI ID, with MSCS. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 a failover condition, access rights to the disk array...
... one or more costly in the host system using the remaining SCSI ID. Figure 4-4 Cluster Topology Cabling Example PV22xS - SCSI ID Assignment SCSI standard requires that all devices on the SCSI bus have a unique address, called a SCSI ID, with MSCS. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 a failover condition, access rights to the disk array...
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... Numbers and Associated Hard Disk Drives Multiple PV22xS Enclosures on that PV22xS supports: U160 and U320. The enclosure must be cabled directly to it's assigned SCSI ID, as a PERC4/DC is shown in the enclosure. The numbers refer to each. The maximum number of supporting. The HDD ... of EMM modules that host. Multiple PV22xS enclosures, however, can support. When two are installed, it is limited by the second SCSI controller. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 be reserved for use two PERC4/DC adapters and attach an enclosure to the...
... Numbers and Associated Hard Disk Drives Multiple PV22xS Enclosures on that PV22xS supports: U160 and U320. The enclosure must be cabled directly to it's assigned SCSI ID, as a PERC4/DC is shown in the enclosure. The numbers refer to each. The maximum number of supporting. The HDD ... of EMM modules that host. Multiple PV22xS enclosures, however, can support. When two are installed, it is limited by the second SCSI controller. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 be reserved for use two PERC4/DC adapters and attach an enclosure to the...
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... either an HD or VHDCI connector. Hot plugging allows the user applications and disk activities to . External SCSI Cables Depending on the enclosure topology, one end of the PV22xS enclosure. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 properly quiescent before the hardware is removed/replaced. • Warm Pluggable Devices o EMM module...
... either an HD or VHDCI connector. Hot plugging allows the user applications and disk activities to . External SCSI Cables Depending on the enclosure topology, one end of the PV22xS enclosure. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 properly quiescent before the hardware is removed/replaced. • Warm Pluggable Devices o EMM module...
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... Default Maximum Could be lower with Single ZEMM and non-redundant PSU Minimum (for an application. Female • Figure 4-7 External SCSI Connector PV22xS Configuration Topology and Application Attributes PV22xS provides different configuration topologies, which may impact the storage solution for a given topology) ... Reliability Default Default Default Relatively better than Joined topology - Female VHDCI-type connector - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS Cable Connector VER A02 Controller Connector P-type connector - Male P-type connector -
... Default Maximum Could be lower with Single ZEMM and non-redundant PSU Minimum (for an application. Female • Figure 4-7 External SCSI Connector PV22xS Configuration Topology and Application Attributes PV22xS provides different configuration topologies, which may impact the storage solution for a given topology) ... Reliability Default Default Default Relatively better than Joined topology - Female VHDCI-type connector - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS Cable Connector VER A02 Controller Connector P-type connector - Male P-type connector -